With the McLaren MP4-12 c, a 600 HP strong sports car, McLaren boss Ron Dennis of competition from Ferrari and co. now on the road is. A strong serve, as shown in the first contact.
Nothing happens without foreplay first. As a prelude to the tete a-tete, the McLaren MP4-12 c requires at least a tender pamper below the door surround. Until then, the gate is electrically safeties, lasciviously swings upwards. The wind tunnel has swallowed conventional door handles, where the 1.2 meter flat British spent much development time.In the sterile factory in Woking, breeding ground for formula 1 victories, the smallest lines were smoothed the McLaren MP4-12 c. Technically perfect, sublime quality of doubt, was a smooth type that has what it takes to squeeze himself flugellos at speed 240 with 180 kg of downforce on the road.
Calculated as well as the Simulator round the MP4-12 c is already the "best car in class", as they tell at McLaren. With its circular final pipes to the 12 c in natura Lamborghini Gallardo, Porsche Turbo S or Ferrari 458 Italia the driving dynamics March blow - although he acoustically first tiefstapelt.
Touch of a button, ignition: A short, Husky cry, then wraps up the 3.8-liter Biturbo V8 of McLaren MP4-12 c in a pleasantly warm Purring. To Nackenhaar flutter takes care of the self designed and built at supplier Ricardo 200 kg cylinder only at the express request. Basically, he is moral. At first irritates the posh processed perfectly providing interior with well outlined, comfortable seats to the senses.
Span the futuristic cockpit with a mixture of carbon fibre and fine leather and 75 kg light, extremely stiff carbon fiber monocoque of McLaren MP4-12 c the pilots. He activated the automatic mode of dual-clutch transmission touchiert in view of the 600 HP first awesome the aluminium pedal. And then MP4-12 c is golf but actually irrelevant as a simple VW in movement. His seven course float so elegantly each other like Kate Winslet on the red carpet. Sensitive ProActive scans the road State chassis control. The electronic chassis as suitable for long-haul goes through at least in the normal mode.
The steering is true with a: brings peace and tranquility in the driving, is mandatory, never exaggerated pointed. The first meters of the McLaren MP4-12 c gives much confidence. And just this superficially innocuous kind is it that screams then, to lure the central motor sports hecklastig balanced with 42.5 to 57.5 per cent of the reserve.
The pit light on the race course of Portimao jumps on green. The two knobs on the delicate centre console of the McLaren MP4-12 c birds of sport track mode. One provides for the fierce streamlining of the chassis. The second is the V8 even more directly on the gas pedal, sharpens the switching speed and composed a sound experience in the Interior, which is more than just the close pumping.
From 4,000 revolutions, the V8 supercharged with maximum 1.2 bar the McLaren MP4-12 c now angry with from deep throat. Already 1,000 tours before the torque for powerful 600 nm, condenses throws with power onto the flat crank, which can be only beyond 7,000 rpm again from you.
Unleashed and decided the extremely deep placed V8 still about 8,000 tours storms out. Only in long translated seventh gear the continuous thrust in the McLaren MP4-12 c recedes then but, if not from the brute delay was put an end to the harmonious despite his violence start. The optional carbon brakes Pack to ugly, squeezes together the 1.434 kg humorless when with them. To support buzzing at the rear the air brake to the top, is reassuring on the slightly nervous at the braking rump.
Give stands the high-traction Hecktriebler towards vertex in turn stoic calm and razor-sharp, lightly dribbles to the corner as Wayne Rooney to a district League defense. The McLaren MP4-12 c plays in the Champions League of the border area, it maintains the teatime neutral behaviour such as the British. For the dynamics of convincing he breaks with tradition: no conventional differential regulates traction. Ultra sheer, electronically controlled strokes on the rear brakes bring the 200,000 euro flounder in handling mood.
